Posted on 10/24/2016 10:08:41 AM PDT by Ray76
In Part 1 of our Super PAC Explainer series, explored what Coordinated Communication is. To sum it up, if there is coordination in private prior to the release of a paid Super PAC advertisement, it’s considered an illegal Coordinated Communication.
It’s very important to understand what Coordinated Communication is, but the reality is that most, if not all, of the illegal Super PAC coordination going on today is in the form in-kind contributions to political campaigns.
This article will cover what that means.
What’s an in-kind contribution?
Political Candidates are required to report anything of value they receive.
If you give anything of value to a Political Candidate, they must do one of two things:
1. Pay you cash for whatever that thing is worth, or
2. Pay you nothing and record it as an in-kind contribution.
How to determine if a Super PAC gave an illegal in-kind contribution
This is how the FEC defines it: If a Super PAC spends money at the request of a Political Candidate, but it DOES NOT meet the definition of “coordinated communication”, it’s classified as an illegal in-kind contribution.
If a Political Candidate asks a Super PAC, in private, to do anything that costs money, they’ve crossed into illegal territory.
If the thing is a public advertisement, and passes the 3-pronged test described in the previous article, it’s an illegal coordinated communication.
If the the thing isn’t a public advertisement, but the Political Campaign and Super PAC coordinated in private about it, it’s an illegal in-kind contribution.
Examples of illegal in-kind contributions include Candidates asking a Super PAC to conduct opposition research, pay “trackers” to follow political rivals across the country, and yes, fund an online army of shills to “Correct” a candidate’s record.
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On top of it they have the nerve to accuse Trump as the 3rd World dictator in this race.
A lot of beaten dogs around here.
Wrong thread!
And we know the Duck is just the tip of the iceberg!
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